26/04/2026
World Intellectual Property Day
Every year on April 26, the day the World Intellectual Property Organization was founded in 1970, which is now a prominent specialized agency of the United Nations, World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated as a reminder of its important role in everyday life.
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24/04/2026
Competition for support in the protection and management of intellectual property for innovations in sports
State Intellectual Property Office launches this competition on the occasion of 35th anniversary of its establishment and celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day, dedicated in 2026 to innovations in the field of sports under the global motto: “Intellectual Property and Sports: Ready, Steady, Innovations”.
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23/04/2026
On World Book and Copyright Day we are celebrating 470th anniversary of book "Fishing and Fishing Complaints" by Petar Hektorović (1556)
World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated to emphasise the power of literature, the importance of reading and the role of authors in creating cultural and social values.
Books are a result of creative work, knowledge and author’s expression.
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22/04/2026
120 years since the invention of the “Pen”
In the year of celebrating 35 years of the SIPO, we remember innovators whose inventions left an indelible mark, like Eduard Slavoljub Penkala. Penkala was born in 1871 in the Slovak city of Lipovski Sv. Mikulaš, and in 1900 he moves to Zagreb with his family.
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20/04/2026
152nd birth anniversary of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
In the year to celebrate 35 years of the SIPO, we remember the writer whose literary works marked the Croatian history; for their value, they are still relevant today.
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić was born 152 years ago; she is a writer whose stories shaped childhood of many generations, and left a deep mark in the Croatian literature.
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17/04/2026
This year, we celebrate 35. anniversary from the establishment of the State Intellectual Property Office!
Intellectual property has an important role in encouraging creativity and innovativeness, thus in the development of economy and society. SIPO is a crucial institution to enable your creative and innovative ideas to be fulfilled via the system of intellectual property rights.
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02/04/2026
Visit of Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office to Croatia
Mr. João Negrão, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), was on an official visit to the Republic of Croatia from 30 March until 1 April, 2026, organised by the State Intellectual Property Office. The visit of Mr. Negrão was accompanied by Mr. Sandris Laganovskis as well, Director of the EUIPO’s Cooperation and Partnerships Department.
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11/03/2026
Memorandum of Understanding Signed with the Visegrad Patent Institute
Memorandum of Understanding between the Office and the Visegrad Patent Institute was signed on 10 March, 2026, in the year of celebrating 35 years of the State Intellectual Property Office.
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25/11/2025
The EUIPO Copyright Knowledge Centre launched at the special conference
The first conference on copyright, titled “Navigating Copyright Together in an Evolving Digital Landscape”, organised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) was held at its premises in Alicante on 20th and 21st November 2025.
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25/11/2025
Croatia joins the Agorateka portal
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) launched earlier the Agorateka online portal that enables consumers from the European Union easy access to legal content covering films and TV programs, music, videogames, e-books and sports. The Agorateka portal has been initiated to promote legal offer of digital content and to decrease unauthorised use of works protected by copyright and related rights.
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28/10/2024
EUIPO and Europol published a report on uncovering the ecosystem of intellectual property crime, focusing on enablers and impact
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published, in cooperation with Europol, a report on Uncovering the Ecosystem of Intellectual Property Crime - A Focus on Enablers and Impact.
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10/07/2024
National Day of Nikola Tesla - Day of Science, Technology and Innovation, July 10
Nikola Tesla, indisputably one of the greatest minds of technology and science of all times was born on 10 July 1856th in the village of Smiljan (Ličko-Senjska County). By the decision of the Croatian Parliament, July 10 has been declared a National day of Nikola Tesla, the day of science, technology and innovation.
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26/06/2024
Notice on new European Union sanctions against the Russian Federation in the field of intellectual property
We hereby inform all the interested parties that the COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2024/1745 of 24 June 2024 amending Regulation (EU) No. 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, which, among other things, strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation in the field of intellectual property, came into force on 25 June 2024 at 00.00.
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26/04/2024
A public round table was held under the title: "Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals: Building our common future with innovation and creativity."
On the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day, celebrated in 2024 with the theme "Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development Goals: Building our common future with innovation and creativity", the SIPO organised a public round table on Friday, April 26, "Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development Goals development: building our common future with innovation and creativity”.
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